8 runners ran 8.5km to clean Boscombe beach

Wow....summer returned to Bournemouth today ! We got wet, very wet!

A massive well done to all that braved the weather , especially newcomers Naomi and Matt.....what did you let yourselves in for?!

A quick warm up with our favourite post-it shake and chat about recent racing achievements , with a big thumbs up to Dan who completed his first 10km at the weekend . Then we were off!

We snaked through a deserted town centre and gardens ,which is normally a challenging obstacle course, towards the seafront and off towards Boscombe to the start of tonights task. A Beach clean session.

After collecting the pickers, we split into 2 teams as we went beneath the pier to head East and West . How many cigarette butts is it possible to collect in 15 minutes? Lots is the answer...! Without wanting to get too cold we collected as many as possible , with Matt having a trained eye for the particular devils! 2 bags of rubbish and detritus were collected.... great job folks! We'll be back in the summer holidays to keep on top of it :)

Then we were ready for the trip back.... a Fartlek session between the lampposts swept us back towards Bournemouth pier, ready for the last hill session.....the dreaded BIC hill! Remembering to use gravity and body positioning to get us up the hill made mincemeat out of it!....may need to do a few repeats next week :)

A regroup back at flirt saw 8 wet bodies wave goodbye with a job well done with a fab workout! Well done to you all......see you next week as we head to Abbeyfield Wessex care home for a spot of gardening :)